Sri Lanka's Leader of the Opposition A. Amirthalingam, M.P. Analyses the New Constitution |
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... official language is concerned , there is provision in the Constitution that any public servant who enters public service through a medium other than the official language is required , is compelled , to acquire proficiency in the official ...
... official language is concerned , there is provision in the Constitution that any public servant who enters public service through a medium other than the official language is required , is compelled , to acquire proficiency in the official ...
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... Government . In fact we had some difficulty in 1966 when we formed part of the Government . They could not and they did not dare to ask the Sinhala public servant to acquire proficiency in Tamil Why ? Because they are the masters , they ...
... Government . In fact we had some difficulty in 1966 when we formed part of the Government . They could not and they did not dare to ask the Sinhala public servant to acquire proficiency in Tamil Why ? Because they are the masters , they ...
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... public servants are a big force and they cannot be compelled . In fact , the ... Sinhala public servants to acquire proficieny in Tamil , whereas they ... servant . So , where is the equality ? I ask Members of the Government . And this ...
... public servants are a big force and they cannot be compelled . In fact , the ... Sinhala public servants to acquire proficieny in Tamil , whereas they ... servant . So , where is the equality ? I ask Members of the Government . And this ...
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1972 Constitution accepted acquire proficiency amend the Constitution Amirthalingam Article 157 Bandaranaike Ceylon Ceylon Tamil Congress Ceylonese citizenship colonization schemes Consti Constituent Assembly court democratic deny Deputy Speaker District Ministers Eastern Provinces emergency regulations entrench fundamental rights G. G. Ponnambalam granting House Jaffna Kankesanthurai live majority mandate manifesto matter Minister of Justice minorities Northern and Eastern occasion official language Parliament participate position Premadasa President Prime Minister problem proficiency in Sinhala R. J. G. de Mel regional councils Republican Constitution S. J. V. Chelvanayakam safeguards seats Select Committee Senanayake servant to acquire Shelton Jayasinghe Sinhala Only Act Sinhala public servant Sinhalese nation solution Soulbury Constitution Sri Lanka Tamil Eelam Tamil kingdom Tamil Nation Tamil public servant Tamil United Front Tamil United Liberation Tamil-speaking Tamils and Muslims Tamils never fought territories thereby trial-at-bar tution United Liberation Front United National Party verdict vote whereas